The G60 is a professional on-demand grinder with auto dosing. Coffee is ground in the right quantity only when it is needed, preserving the aroma of fresh coffee. This feature makes the G60 ideal for locations such as small coffee shops, secondary grinder for large coffee shops or as a professional grinder for the office.

Simple and Professional The minimalistic design and color make it easy to match with any professional or semi-professional espresso machine.

An honest review from one of our customers. We thought you would all find this information very informative and helpful!

"I purchased the G60 grinder a few weeks ago and have a lot of good observations regarding its design and performance. For background, I have owned a number of stepped and stepless grinders. For those who are not familiar with the difference, the stepless are preferred for espresso. The infinitely fine adjustment is essential in “dialing in” the proper grind for the target 25 second shot...5 seconds to start the draw and 20 seconds for the pour. This should give the 25 ml single shot or 50 ml double shot with excellent crema and smoothness of taste. I'll be comparing the G60 to the Mazzer Mini doserless electronic Type A (with both the stock burrs as well as the replacement 33M Super Jolly burrs) and the Rocket Fausto. I own both the Mazzer and the Fausto and have worked with both for a few years.

The mechanical specs of the G60 are excellent and compare closely with the Rocket and the Mazzer. All three grinders, in my experience, will allow the adjustment of the grind to pull the shot to the specs above. The G60 is a bit more aggressive in the process and will produce a double shot dose in approximately 8 seconds. The Rocket takes around 12 seconds and the Mazzer with the 33M burrs about the same. With the stock burrs, the Mazzer will take around 22 seconds. (I've since replaced the stock burrs in one of my Mazzers after installing the 33M burrs to see if the grind was more consistent than with the 33M burrs. I could detect no difference between the two burr sets aside from the speed/agressiveness of the 33M.) Another nice feature of the G60, which is similar to the Rocket Fausto, is the ability to easily adjust the grind time. The G60 is a little easier because when switching from single to double shot (or vice versa), pushing the double shot button simply switches to that grind. A second push of the same button will start the grind. Also, pushing the grind button in the middle of the grinding process will pause the grind so that the grounds might be distributed evenly in the portafilter, and then will resume with another push of the button. Holding both single and double shot buttons at the same time is the “grind on demand” feature. (This is the same on the Rocket.) All three grinders are somewhat noisy, but for me anyway, the quality of the shot is paramount. One difference between the Mazzer and the Rocket and G60 is that the top of the doserless funnel is easily removable in the case of any kind of a coffee jam, while the Rocket and G60 do not have the removable lid on the funnel.

The G60 has a few extra features that are welcome. When dialing in the proper grind, the adjustment knob has numerical markings that help one keep track of the adjustment process. For those who have not purchased a stepless yet, dialing in the grind is necessary every time one puts a different bean/roast in the hopper and may take 2-3 pulls and adjustments (or more) to get the consistency right (based on the time to draw the shot as outlined above.) Adjustments are also sometimes needed when the humidity changes. One aspect of every new grinder, and this applies to every grinder mentioned so far, it takes a few weeks to get the adjustment to “settle down”. Its also important to only adjust the grinder to a finer setting when the grinder is running, as the burrs are moving closer together when adjusting to a finer grind and could bind if not rotating. Also, when adjusting, the grinder must run for a few seconds after the adjustment is stable to assure the consistency of the coffee for the next shot.

For those who might consider a step grinder for espresso, it is almost impossible to dial in the grind for the magic 20/25 second pull. This is from experience with several high end stepped grinders. Stepped grinders are good for different drip grinds, especially when one needs to go between different grinds frequently. If you are going to invest in a high end espresso machine, such as a Quick Mill or Rocket, get a grinder that will get the most out of that machine. Any of the grinders mentioned so far, as well as all the high end stepless grinders at Chris' Coffee will give years of service and the few dollars saved will not really matter compared to years of substandard espresso because of the purchase of a drip-grind optimized grinder instead of an espresso grinder. Just my opinion.

From my experience, the G60 is an excellent machine, with excellent aggressiveness and consistency of grind. Care and knowledge is needed to get the most of the machine and understanding of the grinding and brewing process is essential to operating any stepless grinder and preparing exceptional espresso. The downside, if there is one, is that its now almost impossible to find decent espresso outside of my kitchen at any but the most exceptional espresso bars, or the houses of my friends who are also coffee geeks...shout-out to Christian Boehm. :-)

One recent addition to my brewing routine is the Acaia Lunar scale, with its timing feature. This allows one to time the shot precisely and really dial in the 50 ml (double) shot to the 20 seconds.

Also recommended is the digital thermometer for exposed E61 groupheads. The temperature of the water going through the shot is very important and the PID is not necessarily accurate in showing the actual temperature of the water at the brewhead. Usually, but not always, the water temperature is too high and a "cooling flush" of 5 or more seconds is necessary to bring the temperature down so the coffee is not scalded, which usually brings bitterness."

After a month with the G60 I cannot say how much I love it - it is built like a tank, it is beautifully designed and it works perfectly. I know I will be using it happily for the next 10-15 years!

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Nice grinder, good price

June 18, 2017

Reviewer:
Dan from Los Angeles, CA United States

Really appreciate the customer service and knowledge of the Chris' Coffee staff. Accessible, responsive, and patient.This is the first high-end grind I've had, so I don't have anything to compare it to. It will say that once I got the hang of it (amount of grind, setting), it's been great to use--not at all messy, easy to adjust, reliable grind, and nice to look at. It's only been a couple of months, so we'll see how durable it is. But, so far, so good.

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I love this grinder

June 3, 2017

Reviewer:
Rick A from Los Angeles, CA United States

As this is a new grinder, there are not a lot of reviews, so this purchase was a bit of a leap of faith. Im glad I took that leap.

I have tried several grinders, and for one reason or another they all went back; this is the first that I'm really happy with (and oddly, the least expensive of the ones I've tried). Its stunningly beautiful, relatively quiet, surprisingly fast and doesn't spray grounds like many of its kind do.

I have it paired with a La Marzocco Linea Mini and find that the combo works flawlessly. Grind adjustments are easy to make, repeatable if necessary, and the fact that the burrs can be cleaned without recalibrating the grind is the icing on the cake. I really love it.

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Nuova Simonelli G60 Espresso Grinder Review

January 10, 2017

Reviewer:
Charlene from Phoenix, AZ United States

I bought the NS G60 grinder from you in late November and have used it daily.

I'm relatively new to the barista craft but know excellent espresso when I taste it.Using it, I have brewed some of the best espresso I've ever tasted going back 20 years.

I would buy it again knowing much more now about the barista craft than I did then.It is providing consistent excellent grinds and is very precise in grind adjustment.

Did a choke test with it on my espresso machine and it indeed choked, and no where near the finest grind setting.

It is also one of the most elegant & beautiful espresso grinders I've seen. It is simply beautiful.